3-560: Kugu-Muminh (Wik-Muminh), also known as Kugu- or Wik-Nganhcara (Wikngenchera), is a Paman language spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland , Australia , by several of the Wik peoples . There are multiple dialects, only two of which are still spoken: Kugu-Muminh itself, and Kugu-Uwanh. Smith, Ian and Johnson, Steve, 1986. Sociolinguistic patterns in an unstratified society: The patrilects of Kugu Nganhcara . Journal of
6-593: The Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association 8:29–43. This Australian Aboriginal languages -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Paman languages The Paman / ˈ p æ m ən / languages are an Australian language family spoken on Cape York Peninsula , Queensland . First noted by Kenneth Hale , Paman is noteworthy for the profound phonological changes which have affected some of its descendants. Various classifications of
9-560: The Paman languages exist. The one outlined below is that of R. M. W. Dixon , though he does not accept that these branches are necessarily related to each other. Geographically, running down the east coast, they are: Down the west coast, they are: In the interior, south of Wik, they are: The name Gugu Mini means 'good speech', and has been applied to several languages in the Thaypan area. 'Possum language' (Koko-Possum, Gugu Yawa)
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